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to start planning a family and boost the country"s birth rate. The automated doll developed at the University of
Tsukuba, called Yotara, giggles (咯咯地笑) and "wakes up" when a rattle is shaken.
He can become angry and doze off like a real baby and smiles when his stomach is rubbed. The robot can
also sneeze and have a runny nose, thanks to a heated water pump system. The students of the Graduate School
of Comprehensive Human Sciences created the robot with touch sensors. A projector beams ( 照射) the facial
features onto a warm silicon balloon which makes up Yotara"s face. The robot"s facial expressions and body
movements change according to pressure applied to different parts of its body.
The information collected through touch sensors under the silicon skin is processed by a special programme.
It then changes the baby"s expression projected onto the balloon-face from behind. Its head with a bonnet (童
帽), a colourful blanket covers the robot"s limbs which stimulate wiggling with the help of a geared motor. "We
wanted to create a new type of robot that is soft, cuddly and cute," said project leader Hiroki Kunimura.
"We"d like people to experience the innocent, joyful expressions typical of small babies. Through this
experience, it would be great if some people started feeling that they wanted to have their own baby, if they
started feeling that working is not everything."
Japan"s birth rate is among the lowest in the developed world at 1.37%, compared to 2.12% in the United
States and l.84% in Britain. According to a ministry of labor and welfare report, Japan is facing, serious
economic consequences with over a quarter of its citizens expected to be aged over 65 by 2015. The population
is expected to shrink by a third within 50 years if the birth rate does not increase.
B. To give small children a great deal of pleasure.
C. To comfort the young people who are lonely.
D. To increase Japan"s birth rate.
B. people would like to experience the innocent, joyful expressions typical of small babies
C. some people think working is everything in Japan
D. Japan"s birth rate is the lowest in the world
B. Japan will lack workforce by 2015.
C. The lifetime of Japanese will decrease in future.
D. Japan"s birth rate is increasing at present.
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as it weathers the U.S. economic downturn and tries to remain relevant in an industry challenged by digital
entertainment.
"We are in one of the worst economies in 70 years. We are looking at everything we can possibly do to
be more efficient and more effective," ABC Entertainment president Steve McPherson told reporters on
Friday.
"We have to look at everything across the board from cost cutting to (using) other platforms for smart
ways to broker (协调) our efforts. It is an ongoing process. It is not a one time thing."
McPherson, attending the networks" semi-annual presentation to critics, said last year"s five month strike
by Hollywood screenwriters had "really hurt everybody" in the traditional television industry, and he
acknowledged the networks had lost viewers to other forms of entertainment.
"The world has changed under these businesses and we need to be incredibly diligent and confident in
what we do, otherwise we will be left by the wayside." he said. "Tomorrow is here, now, and we really need
to figure it out now and move forward."
ABC, a unit of Walt Disney Co., has lost about 9.7 percent of its prime time audience in the 2008-9 season
compared with the same stage last year.
With the exception of current ratings leader CBS, the other two major U. S, networks Fox and NBC have
also lost similar percentages since the 2008-9 season started last September.
McPherson said he hoped ABC would continue to "take chances" on shows such as "Lost" and "Dancing
with the Stars" that were seen as daring when they were shown for the first time. But recent new entries, such
as "Pushing Daisies," "Eli Stone" and "Dirty Sexy Money," failed to resonate with viewers and were canceled.
Despite the growing trend of watching television on iPods, on the Internet and on mobile phones,
McPherson said ABC"s main focus remained on broadcast.
"We are still a broadcast network and that is where our profits come from. The other platforms are
important. But people ask if we would do a show that would be successful on the Internet as opposed to on
broadcast and those are always secondary thoughts," he added.
B. the decline of ABC"s prime time audience
C. ABC"s main focus on broadcast
D. ABC"s feeling economic, digital pressure
B. cutting cost is the best way to recover from economic downturn
C. using other smart way can develop the ongoing process
D. sparing no effort can complete the ongoing process
B. in 1970s
C. in 1939
D. in the 2008-9 season
B. hope
C. worry
D. confidence
And so too has the Canadian workforce. Yet many employment practices have not kept pace with this
change. For example, some work environments and washrooms designed for able-bodied workers seldom
accommodate people who use a wheelchair.
Modernizing these practices is what employment equality is about. For example, making sure work
benches and washrooms are adapted for disabled people entering the workplace, paving the way for workers
who become disabled on the job. By doing so, any given group of people formerly discriminated against-now
has access to better employment opportunities.
The objective, of course, is to make the workplace reflect Canadian society. However, this does not
necessarily mean setting and enforcing quotas (配额). Rather, it means identifying the barriers to employment
and designing measures, with achievable goals and clear timetables, to remove them.
For example, according to the Canadian Union of Public Employees-Canada"s largest union, it would be
unrealistic in the short term to insist that because half of the working age population is women, half of the
employees of an engineering firm should be women. At this moment, there would not be enough qualified
female engineers.
A reasonable numerical goal would be based on the number of women who actually are engineers (8%)
and those who are studying to become engineers (25% ). A short term goal of 13% would be appropriate
without running the risk of hiring unqualified people.
Equally important is to ensure people who have been disadvantaged the chance to become qualified for
new opportunities. If aboriginal people (土著居民), for example, can"t qualify for certain jobs because they
haven"t had access to appropriate educational opportunities, then an employment equality program would
have to address that problem with training programs.
Employment laws in this country cannot be considered displeasing if they guarantee all Canadians fair
and equal access to the workforce.
B. achieve equality of employment opportunities
C. protect women"s rights in employment
D. complete a job training program
B. measures
C. goals
D. timetables
B. 13% of the working age women should be hired as engineers
C. policy makers should adopt a practical and flexible approach
D. the quota of women for employment should be raised
B. run into
C. find out
D. deal with
career quite easily. Companies. toured the academic institutions, competing with each other to select
graduates. However, those days are gone, even in Hong Kong, and nowadays graduates often face strong
competition in the search for jobs.
Most careers organizations highlight three stages for graduates to follow in the process of securing a
suitable career: recognizing abilities, matching these to available jobs and presenting them well to possible
employers.
Job seekers have to make a careful assessment of their own. abilities. One area of assessment should
be of their academic qualifications, which would include special skills within their subject area. Graduates
should also consider their own personal values and attitudes. An honest assessment of personal interest
and abilities such as creative skills, or skills acquired from work experience, should also be given careful
thought.
The second stage is to study the "opportunities available for employment and to think about how the
general employment situation is likely to develop in the future. To do this, graduates can study job and
position information in newspapers, or they can visit a careers office, write to possible employers for
information or contact friends or relatives who may already be involved in a particular profession. After
studying all the various options, they should be in a position to make informed comparisons between
various careers.
Good personal presentation is essential in the search for a good career. Job application forms and letters
should, of course, be filled in carefully and correctly, without grammar or spelling errors. Where additional
information is asked for, job seekers should describe their abilities and work experience in more depth, with
examples if possible. They should try to balance their own abilities with the employer"s needs, explain why
they are interested in a career with the particular company and try to show that they already know
something about the company and its activities.
When graduates go to an interview, they should prepare properly by finding out all they can about the
possible employer. Dressing suitably and arriving for the interview on time are also important. Interviewees
should try to give positive and helpful answers and should not be afraid to ask questions about anything they
are unsure about. This is much better than pretending to understand a question and giving an unsuitable
answer.
B. now everyone in Hong Kong has an equal chance of finding a good job
C. graduates now face stronger competition in Hong Kong than elsewhere
D. even in Hong Kong companies tour universities trying to select graduates
B. consider careers which suit their values, interests and abilities
C. stress their personal attitudes and values in job applications
D. recognize their own abilities regardless of what the employer looks for
B. ask friends or relatives to secure them a good job
C. get information about a number of careers before making comparisons
D. study the opportunities and the kinds of training that will be available
B. dressing properly is more important than being able to give an answer
C. it is better for interviewees to be honest than to. pretend to understand
D. it is a good idea for interviewees to be boastful in their answers
and no expectation of finding a place for the next thirty days. Although technically accurate, that is an
impersonal assessment of an enormous and very human problem.
The homeless population represents all of us Americans. It includes men and women, the elderly, children,
and infants. Its members are from all ethnic groups. What they have in common is poverty.
Currently in the U S, thirty-nine million people live in poverty. When money is really tight, paying the rent
or buying food often becomes a choice. Government assistance in the form of food stamps does help but, as
one homeless man explains, you can"t pay the rent with food stamps.
With no money for rent, the streets and homeless shelters become the alternative.
Although men constitute the largest group within the homeless population, homeless women with children
are rapidly joining them. In fact, one quarter of the homeless people in the US are teenagers and young children.
People may become homeless for numerous reasons. However, there are certain factors that many of these
individuals have in common. They include a lack of adequate education and job skills. A majority of the teenagers
and adults have not completed high school. The abuse of alcohol and drugs is also a common factor. One third
of the adult homeless population abuses alcohol. While one quarter of the same group uses drugs.
Some members of this population suffer mental health problems. Within the past several years many
institutions for the mentally ill have been closed and their patients sent "home". Unfortunately, a number of those
people have no home to go to and they are unable to adequately look after themselves.
Job loss in today"s economy has also become a real factor in the loss of people"s homes. The breakup of
families through abandonment and divorce are also contributing factors, particularly when there are children
involved. The parent who is left to care for the kids with inadequate income may be forced to depend on the
homeless shelters to put a roof over their heads.
B. an unbearable attitude toward the homeless
C. an uncivilized attitude toward the homeless
D. an unsympathetic attitude toward the homeless
B. giving them food stamps
C. finding jobs for them
D. finding residence for them
B. the abuse of alcohol and drugs
C. the closure of institutions for the mentally ill
D. the poor performance of economy
B. be unable to look after the kids
C. not have enough income
D. find residence at a homeless shelter
An ageing society is one in which the population of people over the age of 60 is increasing. The global
population at present is about 6 billion with l person in every 10 aged 60 or above. 1._____ This will mean
that for the first time in human history the population of older persons will be larger than the population of
children! What are the causes of this population change?
2._____ And another is that birth rates have dropped as people, especially women, are educated. Measures
to slow population growth like China"s one-child policy, have also contributed to lowered birth rates. The
increase in the aged population is not just an interesting trend, however; it also has severe implications for the
future of global economies.
People traditionally retire at 65 and live on government pensions. 3._____ Another concern is that as medical
expenses increase with age, the demands of the growing aged population will eventually cause medical systems
to face bankruptcy (***).
4._____ They suggest that because people are living longer, they ought to work longer, while governments
need to establish a sound social security system. They also suggest that individuals start saving as soon as
possible to ensure a financially secure retirement. People should also develop good health habits in their youth
to ensure an active and productive old age. 5._____ By finding cures for diseases like Alzheimer"s and cancer,
medical bills and the need for care would be drastically reduced.
Finally, an important step to ensure a bright future for all is to do away with negative stereotypes that see
valuable members of society only as pensioners or patients. It"s high time we stopped seeing ageing as a disease
and started playing our parts in securing the future of our ageing societies.
B. Experts insist that steps should be taken now to prepare for the future.
C. As people grow older, a huge financial burden will be placed on the government.
D. Biomedical research is another tool we can use to deal with the problems of ageing societies.
E. One reason is that dramatic health advances have added 20 years to the average life expectancy.
F. The United Nations projects that by 2050, it will be l in every 5.
G. As is known to all, good habits lead to good health.
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